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ukase

[ yoo-keys, -keyz, yoo-keys, -keyz ]

noun

  1. (in czarist Russia) an edict or order of the czar having the force of law.
  2. any order or proclamation by an absolute or arbitrary authority.

    Synonyms: fiat, decree, ruling, directive, edict



ukase

/ juːˈkeɪz /

noun

  1. (in imperial Russia) an edict of the tsar
  2. a rare word for edict
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of ukase1

1720–30; < French < Russian ukáz, Old Russian ukazŭ, noun derivative of ukazati to show, indicate, assign, command, equivalent to u- prefix + kazati to show, order
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Word History and Origins

Origin of ukase1

C18: from Russian ukaz, from ukazat to command
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Example Sentences

But the presidential ukase became the ultimate land of the law.

The emperor Nicholas of Russia declared, by ukase, his purpose to assist Austria.

An imperial ukase ordered that all the serfs in certain of the Russian states, between the ages of 30 and 35, should be enrolled.

Then came a ukase, ordering the immediate return home of all Russian girls abroad.

The political ukase forbidding purchases from them must be withdrawn, and the markets must be thrown open to them again.

An imperial ukase of February 15, 1899, reorganized the Diet according to a plan drawn up by Pobidonostzeff.

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